Any Paradigm Persona 3f and GoldenEar Reference comparisons?

Stereo5 — the amount of misinformation you spread on this forum is troubling. Focal might have the lowest profit margin of all the major brands.

Maybe the dealer is just pushing them because they think the customer will be happiest with them, which makes the customer even more loyal.  Sometimes business isn’t just about the moment of sale.  

dvdboulet17 posts03-30-2018 8:21amNice to hear how well the new Dynaudio Contour 60s compared to the Reference. Would also be curious if anyone has compared the Dyns to the Persona 5f or 7F

The usual caveat, both are good.  The dyns are a fuller sounding speaker IMO, the 5f and 7f have more detail, heck they have just about every detail.  The Dyn's seem to move more air and have a fuller bass sound (but without being boomy).  If you listen for every last detail the Persona is likely more your cup of tea.

The persona's to me are similar to the Focal Sopra line to the brighter side of neutral, but good coherent accurate speakers, but for me they need a subwoofer.

The Dyn's are pretty dead neutral, but with a bit fuller sound.

The Golden Ears to me, are on the warmer side of neutral, with tons of bass, but not as accurate and as punchy as the Dyns.  

I think the Golden Ear Triton 2+ is the sweet spot.  I wouldn't spring for the 1's unless you had a bigger room, and the reference I would think about if you just loved the Golden Ear sound and wanted "more".  

@returntomusic The ’several hour drive’ is well worth undertaking for speakers you may have for a number of years.

It sounds like the dealer more local to you caters to their local market and therefore cannot justify carrying the upper tier inventory, or they have chosen not to. Nothing at all unusual or wrong about that.

You will and are getting a lot of feedback but ultimately you need to make the choice that best fits your needs and preferences. Best of luck.